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New Delhi: In a video of Wednesday’s Bihar bandh protest, Congress leaders Kanhaiya Kumar and Pappu Yadav were barred from riding on a protest vehicle, taking Rahul Gandhi, Tejashvi Yadav and other senior Bharat block leaders to Patna.Leaders were participating in the ‘Bihar Bandh’ rally, which was held to oppose the decision of the Election Commission (ECI) of India (ECI) to complete a special intensive amendment (SIR) of the election role before the state assembly elections.The protest show’s view Kumar and Yadav are being prevented by protection from joining the truck carrying Gandhi, Tejashvi and other top Mahagatdan leaders.Earlier, in the day, many opposition leaders gathered at the Sahiwale Halt railway station, where Congress workers blocked the railway tracks and raised slogans such as “Elections Assenty Scheme Me” (Election Commission, come to your sense). CPI General Secretary D. among the major faces in protest. Raja, CPI (ML) liberation leader Dipankar Bhattacharya, Bihar Congress President Rajesh Ram and Sanjay Yadav were. Purnia’s independent MP, Pappu Yadav also participated in the demonstration.At the center of protest, the ECI has a notification of 24 June which announces the head of the election role of Bihar. The ECI states that the amendment corresponds to Article 326 of the Constitution and Section 16 of Representation of People’s, 1950. These provisions define who is eligible to vote and the basis for disqualification.However, critics, including Swaraj India member Yogendra Yadav and Association for Democratic Reforms, argue that the step violates universal adult franchise. He has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, which is ready to hear on Thursday.To combat rumors, the ECI issued a final statement, confirming that there was no change in the SIR process and rejected manipulation claims. The Election Commission also shared Article 326 on social media, stating that every Indian citizen aged 18 or older is entitled to vote until legally disqualified.
